Salvation Army volunteer Sophie O’Leary rings the bell Wednesday outside of Belk in Beaufort, while Marie Williams, left, waits as her friend Val Thomas digs in her purse for a donation. Sarah Welliver

Salvation Army volunteer Sophie O’Leary rings the bell Wednesday outside of Belk in Beaufort, while Marie Williams, left, waits as her friend Val Thomas digs in her purse for a donation. Sarah Welliver